A Tree Lesson in Resilience - Majulah Singapura: Corrie Tan's Camphor now adopted and planted on the ground at the Singapore Polytechnic

A Tree Lesson in Resilience

This Camphor sapling is grown from the seed of a Hibaku Jumoku: the trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945. Scientists from the Manhattan Project had predicted that ‘Hiroshima will be barren of life and nothing will grow for 75 years’. But in the spring of 1946, new shoots sprang up amongst the debris of the city. This surge of life gave hope to survivors of the atomic bomb and now provides us with a powerful reminder of the resilience of life.

Germinated in the backyard of:

Mr Tan Yew Meng in Oct 2013

Transplanted to CASS grounds on 3 Jun 2015

Look at how beautiful they are! They are about 11 months old.

Corrie Tan

THE HAPPY, HAPPY END 26 - Alberto and new Hibaku seeds in Argentina

Hiroshi I just send photos my greenhouse coach suggest me to gently place away the sprouts one from each other, so their roots do not get entangled I do so very gently, and they seem to like it very much is amazing, all the little leaves that are flourishing, also how these sprouts are so green bright at the sunlight kind Alberto

Hiroshi Sunairi: My Tree Project!

My Tree Project! A sturdy sprout towering but I forgot which seed I planted here...either Ginkgo or Chinese Hackberry seed of the trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima!! -Hiroshi Sunairi

tree project

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